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As you know, I am from Singapore and I love to make videos. I also make videos of my own country! In this thread, I hope you will allow me, to share some of the videos I make about my country. Not just from a tourist perspective, but show you the interesting things I do and see.



Please feel free to ask me any questions about Singapore and I will try to help!
 
For a start, here are some videos to show you that Singapore has a greener side too. Many people think Singapore is very built up and like a concrete jungle. That is true, we have many skyscrapers. But there are still green places.



This is from my car camera, driving along a road.







We do not have much natural beauty, so we have turned some of our canals into waterways!
 
Here are some views to show you just how built up we are.



This is from the 55th storey of a building in Orchard Road.







This is from a building in the Raffles City area, from 30 something floor.







This is from an apartment, about 40th floor.
 
Our founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, passed away earlier this year in March.



I made this video as we waited to pay our last respects.
 
Now, some food pictures perhaps.



Here is what my family had for lunch on a recent weekend, bought from a nearby food center.







This is Ya Kun Kaya Toast and coffee. A chain store in Singapore.
 
guitarsingapore skrev:Now, some food pictures perhaps.Here is what my family had for lunch on a recent weekend, bought from a nearby food center.Klicka för att utvidga...
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This food looks delicious. I love eating at Hawker centers when I'm in Singapore. Where in the city can I find this particular place?


guitarsingapore skrev:This is Ya Kun Kaya Toast and coffee. A chain store in Singapore.Klicka för att utvidga...
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Looks delicious, I will try this next time I'm visiting.
 
SvartMjolk skrev:This food looks delicious. I love eating at Hawker centers when I'm in Singapore. Where in the city can I find this particular place?Klicka för att utvidga...
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The place is called Pei Hwa Food Center, Upper Bukit Timah Road. Unfortunately, it is out of the city and not so easily accessible at the moment. However, there is a new MRT line that would be ready soon and the new station should be called Beauty World MRT station. This food center is located just beside the upcoming MRT station. This new line should open by end of this year, i.e. Dec 2015.



Beauty World MRT Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Here is another food video. This time, it is a restaurant called Peach Garden at Hotel Miramar. They do pretty good ala carte buffets, very crowded too. This video shows you what we ate.
 
guitarsingapore skrev:The place is called Pei Hwa Food Center, Upper Bukit Timah Road. Unfortunately, it is out of the city and not so easily accessible at the moment. However, there is a new MRT line that would be ready soon and the new station should be called Beauty World MRT station. This food center is located just beside the upcoming MRT station. This new line should open by end of this year, i.e. Dec 2015.Beauty World MRT Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaKlicka för att utvidga...
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Thank you! Any other Hawker Centers to recommend?
 
Closer to town, Newton Hawker center is not bad. Very easy to get to, take the MRT to Newton, which is one stop north of Orchard. Some say it is a tourist trap, but food prices are still ok. Just make sure you agree on the price before you place the order. Also, don't order seafood if you want to avoid high prices.



I made two videos of the place.







Some food I ate that day, including char kway teow and satay.
 
guitarsingapore skrev:Closer to town, Newton Hawker center is not bad. Very easy to get to, take the MRT to Newton, which is one stop north of Orchard. Some say it is a tourist trap, but food prices are still ok. Just make sure you agree on the price before you place the order. Also, don't order seafood if you want to avoid high prices.I made two videos of the place.Some food I ate that day, including char kway teow and satay.Klicka för att utvidga...
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Thank you very much! data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
 
Oh I absolutely LOVE Singapore and will be there for a few days in the end of September. Any chance of an inofficial BC meeting? data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7



I will mostly hang out with my friend Gerald (local and food lover) but will for sure have time for other things, too.
 
Sofia skrev:Oh I absolutely LOVE Singapore and will be there for a few days in the end of September. Any chance of an inofficial BC meeting?I will mostly hang out with my friend Gerald (local and food lover) but will for sure have time for other things, too.Klicka för att utvidga...
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Welcome to Singapore! Glad that you will have a local to bring you around. That would be fun. Are you here on business or pleasure?
 
I made this video from the 40th storey of a public flat, in the western side of Singapore. You can see how built up (and congested) we are. And there is still more construction as the Government continues to ramp up the supply of housing in order to moderate the very high housing prices.
 
guitarsingapore skrev:Welcome to Singapore! Glad that you will have a local to bring you around. That would be fun. Are you here on business or pleasure?Klicka för att utvidga...
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Always pleasure data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 Normally stopping by for a few days on my way to Mr. Sofia who works in Indonesia, and to meet my good friend. He loves food and has always new places to take me around to. Sometimes I worry about having to pay excess fees for myself, haha data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
 
Another good hawker center to go to is called Lau Pa Sat, recently renovated, it is quite an icon. This place is very busy during weekday lunch as many office workers go there. In the evenings, it is also busy, this time more with tourists and other passers-by. I didn't make a video of this place, so here is a more 'commercial' one that I found on youtube.
 
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